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Understanding USDA Beef Quality Grades
USDA Select is the second most frequent Quality grade produced. The minimum amount of marbling required for carcasses to be graded USDA Select is Slight. Unlike USDA Prime and Choice, the USDA Select grade contains only one degree of marbling - Slight. USDA Select carcasses are frequently leaner both internally and externally. USDA Select is commonly found in retail stores throughout the as the commodity or common beef for everyday use. USDA Choice is the beef Quality grade most frequently produced. It is the second highest Quality grade and has a minimum degree of marbling requirement for carcasses to be graded Choice as Small. USDA Choice carcasses span three degrees of marbling (Small, Modest, and Moderate), and because they are the largest group of carcasses, they were the first to be subdivided by USDA Certified Beef Programs. Many of the first branded beef programs (for example Certified Angus Beef or CAB ) require carcasses to have a Modest mimimum amount of marbling to be included in their program.
USDA Beef carcass quality grades are determined based on two basic factors: the maturity of the animal at harvest and the amount of intramuscular fat (marbling) in the surface of the ribeye muscle as observed between the 12th and 13th ribs. ... The vast majority of cattle coming from feedlots and harvested in large facilities are 9-30 months in ...
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